Taha Hussein Yaseen

Taha Hussein Yaseen

Personal information
Born	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres

Taha Hussein Yaseen (Arabic: طه حسين ياسين; born 1 January 1998) is an Iraqi sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He represented his country at the 2019 World Championships without advancing from the first round. Earlier that year he finished sixth at the 2019 Asian Championships.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Iraq
2015	World Youth Championships	Cali, Colombia	33rd (h)	400 m	48.59
2016	Arab Junior Championships	Tlemcen, Algeria	3rd	200 m	21.77
			2nd	400 m	47.14
	Asian Junior Championships	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	2nd	400 m	47.55
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.41
	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	17th (sf)	400 m	47.26
2018	West Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.96
	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.64
2019	Arab Championships	Cairo, Egypt	8th (h)	400 m	47.85
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.23
	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	6th	400 m	45.74
			–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	31st (h)	400 m	46.58
2021	Arab Championships	Radès, Tunisia	2nd	200 m	21.00
			1st	400 m	46.29
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:11.27
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	30th (h)	400 m	46.00
2023	West Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th	200 m	21.20
			4th	400 m	47.41
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.53
	Arab Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	6th	400 m	47.44
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.42
	Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	3rd	200 m	20.99
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.37
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	43rd (h)	200 m	21.01
	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	8th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.581
2024	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.09

¹Disqualified in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 21.77 (+0.5 m/s, Tlemcen 2016)
• 400 metres – 45.74 (Doha 2019) NR

Indoor

• 400 metres – 49.03 (Tehran 2019)